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12-11-2007, 01:33 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,538
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Scouting Trip!!!
Well I had 3 hours before work today so I decided to go look at a stream close to where I live. I drove around for about two hours and found many nice runs but I was too lazy to put my waders on so I decided today would be just a scouting day  . Then I ran into the only two other fishermen I saw all day (two local old timers) and after talking to them for a while they told me that the Christmas hole down bellow is a good place when the fish were in... (But its still early). I thanked them and decided to give it a try since I could fish it without having to put my waders on... 15 min went by and I was ready to leave for work. On my 4th "last cast" I hit this seam that I had been neglecting and the indicator twitched, then sunk. I set the hook on something heavy  . The fish never jumped so I couldn't tell what it was but from the way it went upstream right away and did circles around the hole I could have bet money that it was a nook. Thank god it didn't make a run for the ocean because I couldn't have stopped it... well here is what I got...
Second biggest steelhead I've ever caught Not bad for a first fish of the year. Took me over 15 min to land and yes I did fill up the boots  Guess what I'm doing tomorrow .
Hope everyone is doing good! They're here!
S_B
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12-11-2007, 08:09 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Way up north!!
Posts: 260
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
Holy largness Batman. Its a pig!! Guessing what you are doing tommorow???......Scouting?:tongue: Nice fish man, Mery Christmas -FF
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12-11-2007, 09:16 AM
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Guest
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Palmer Alaska
Posts: 7,681
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
Uh, you are going to need to get bigger boots. Thats an increadible catch.
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12-11-2007, 09:35 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: NE Oregon.......... Pendleton man!
Posts: 1,697
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
Humina humina huminaaaa!!!! WOW!!
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12-11-2007, 10:43 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Richland
Posts: 420
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by motcha
Humina humina huminaaaa!!!! WOW!! |
Nice fish. What river did you catch this horse on?
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12-11-2007, 02:21 PM
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Fly Fisher
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Sauvie Island
Posts: 1,928
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
Nice steelhead! The other entrants are going to need to work to beat that brute this month!
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12-11-2007, 02:50 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Vancouver, WA
Posts: 3,028
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
That's a monster! Way to go!
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12-11-2007, 05:43 PM
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Coho
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 96
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
Great fish. Just curious who took the photo.
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12-11-2007, 07:15 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: On the river...
Posts: 4,169
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
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Originally Posted by bobber dance
Great fish. Just curious who took the photo.
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my guess by the grass/leaves, is my usual fishing partner... the ground and a timer!
Nice to see you found a pig! I have no clue where that hole is 
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12-11-2007, 10:32 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,538
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
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Originally Posted by Twitchs_Tackle
my guess by the grass/leaves, is my usual fishing partner... the ground and a timer!
Nice to see you found a pig! I have no clue where that hole is |
Yeah, because its not on the river you think it is on . And good guess on the timer.
Hey Andy... thanks for jinxing me... Nick already got another 34 incher today . That fish looked identical to mine (I saw it in person). Its gonna be a good winter .
S_B
Last edited by steel_beaver; 12-11-2007 at 10:34 PM.
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12-12-2007, 06:44 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hawthorne Area Portland
Posts: 521
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
Great work guys....I need to get my butt out there and get on the board!
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12-12-2007, 02:10 PM
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Fly Fisher
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Sauvie Island
Posts: 1,928
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
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Originally Posted by steel_beaver
Hey Andy... thanks for jinxing me... Nick already got another 34 incher today . That fish looked identical to mine (I saw it in person). Its gonna be a good winter .
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I still say it will be tough to beat that steelhead this month; maybe there will be a couple 36 inch plus fish by the end of the competition!
Let me know the name of your favorite fly shop so I can get your monthly prize!
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12-12-2007, 04:33 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: On the river...
Posts: 4,169
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
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Originally Posted by AndyK
I still say it will be tough to beat that steelhead this month; maybe there will be a couple 36 inch plus fish by the end of the competition!
Let me know the name of your favorite fly shop so I can get your monthly prize!
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Not to fast there Andy... I handled a 38" fish yesterday, but it was not caught on a fly. There are some contenders around!  umpkin:
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12-12-2007, 09:08 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,538
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
how about you add it on to January since we have a tie. That way it is double or nothing next month . That is of course unless someone beats it before this month is over :tongue:.
S_B
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12-12-2007, 09:15 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: The Couv
Posts: 538
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
it only takes one cast.
Brad
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12-13-2007, 07:17 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Canby, OR
Posts: 801
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
Nice work man, beautiful fish!
Steelie28
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12-13-2007, 08:48 AM
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Coho
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Corvallis
Posts: 61
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
I'm not going to hold my breath about it. I have heard reliable reports of bigger fish being caught, there just seem to be a lot of them around right now. I went 1 for 3 yesterday. The one I landed was only 28". One of the ones I lost looked big.
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12-13-2007, 11:40 AM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Upper Clack
Posts: 2,756
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
Beauty fish!!! Seems pretty early to predict but I've heard it is the year of the pigs down there....
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12-14-2007, 04:45 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Bend, Or
Posts: 898
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
Nice fish
Musta been fishing the Grande ronde 
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12-15-2007, 08:14 AM
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Coho
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 94
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Re: Scouting Trip!!!
 That thing is a piggg
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